A a new in-depth report from The Information is examining the rocky road of developing Siri.
In a number of interviews with former employees, many said that the technology was rushed before it was fully ready to be included with the iPhone 4s. That caused a number of internal squabbles regarding the virtual assistant's future:
Siri's various teams morphed into an unwieldy apparatus that engaged in petty turf battles and heated arguments over what an ideal version of Siri should be-a quick and accurate information fetcher or a conversant and intuitive assistant capable of complex...Read more ...

Former Apple employees have come forward to reflect on Siri's development, sharing what they believe has made the virtual assistant the "major problem" that it is today - especially in relation to HomePod.
Today, technology publication The Information published a highly detailed report on the development of Apple's virtual assistant, Siri. The article chronicles the growth of Siri from its genesis to Apple's acquisition to the HomePod-encumbering present, and offers some insight into why it isn't living up to its grand expectations.
It seems that the rush to release Siri with the launch of...Read more ...